Reffing Hell! This blog is about to become a book

Reffing Hell: Stuck in the Middle of a Game Gone Wrong

"Insightful, hilarious and hair-raising, Reffing Hell will make you wonder why anyone becomes a match official, and very glad that Ian Plenderleith did." Harry Pearson

This blog's now been running for six years. Thanks to the excellent gentlemen at Halcyon Publishing, it's about to become a book. Published on August 8, 2022, you can pre-order it here direct from the publisher. FREE postage for UK pre-orders. 

If you've enjoyed this blog, thank you so much for reading. If you want to support my writing and a bold and independent upcoming publisher, then please consider buying a copy. Each chapter is blessed by sketches from When Saturday Comes and The New European illustrator Tim Bradford, @Urban_Country.  

The entries in the book are no longer available on the blog except as teasers. However, all of the entries that didn't make the cut are still here to read for free, including the most recent games. I will continue to write the blog throughout the coming 2022-23 season - injuries and the state of my soul permitting.

Reffing Hell: Stuck in the Middle of a Game Gone Wrong by Ian Plenderleith, illustrated by Tim Bradford (Halcyon Publishing, £12.99). Pre-order here.